Tag Archives: Lasting Powers of Attorney

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I’ve got a Lasting Power of Attorney. Do I Need a Living Will Too?

I’ve got a Lasting Power of Attorney. Do I Need a Living Will Too? Before we look at the question of whether you need a Living Will as well as a Lasting Power of Attorney, let’s have a look at what characterises the two things. A Living Will, or Advanced Decision, lets you say no to certain medical treatment, should you, at some future point, not be able to decide for yourself. On the other hand, a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) for health and welfare has a wider remit. It appoints attorneys to act for you to make decisions […]

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What is a resolution?

What is a resolution? The dictionary defines the word ‘resolution’ as: a firm decision to do or not to do something. Now, since Covid 19 onwards, my Will-writing business has kept me well-occupied. Even so, this country still has something in the region of 30 million adults with no Will in place. Now I’m neither suggesting nor supposing that a staggering number of people have made a firm and conscious resolution to not get their Wills written. What’s more likely is that they’ve simply not got around to it. Is that you? Is the thought ‘I must get my Will […]

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